Adele Alsop's Second Show at Alexandre Gallery Features Paintings and Monotypes

Adele Alsop, an artist from Utah and a former student of Neil Welliver, showcased her second exhibition at New York's Alexandre Gallery from March 24 to April 30, 2005. The exhibition featured 12 paintings along with an installation inspired by a community theater stage set she had designed. The artworks included rich still lifes, landscapes, and figurative pieces, with standout works like 'Wild Flowers with Full Moon' (2004), which portrayed desert flora. Alsop employed fine-grained linen and a loaded brush to achieve vibrant textures, evident in 'Snow Thunder' (2003) and 'Heart Self' (2003), the latter subtly nodding to Georgia O'Keeffe. Although her monotypes, including 'The Mountain Lion in the Cattails' (2003), showcased impressive textures, some figurative works, like 'Here I Come' (2004) and depictions of the Brazilian sea goddess Imanja, faced criticism for their lack of emotional depth. The exhibition underscored Alsop's observational painting strengths over her experimental figures.